The Problematic of the Unproblematic

Shuk:  We have finally reached the end of the show. Almost everything was completed last episode, with the exception of bringing our canon couple together: the bad guys are incarcerated, and our beautiful Oppa is now a glitter angel.  The final drinking game: a shot for every time a plot point or dialogue is recycled from a previous episode. Let’s get faced and see how it all finally pans out! bcook: *Just downs the soju bottle* It's the end! It's the end? Right? No surprise extensions right?

The final week of episodes, and almost guaranteed to be a tear-jerker thanks to the very large roadsigns put in our path by Writer-ga. bcook: I'm just glad we're coming to a close. YEAH!!! So my predictions for this episode.. Somebody dies.   

Shuk:  Is Hyung-joon still alive somewhere?  Will Director Moon be brought to justice in two episodes? Will the writer do anything to surprise us? bcook: I'm in shock. It's like writer is reading our recaps? I know we spoke about this scenario before but I can't believe it's actually happening. Episode 14 Shuk:  Prosecutor Park lays it on the line; the body identified as Detective Lee Hyun-joon may not be the real body.  And Shi-on finds out Ghost Nurse isn’t dead.  bcook: WEoF all around!! Shuk:  She sits with the nurse’s mother, and hears the entire story.  Six months ago, she was injured in an ambulance accident. (And personally having been in four, I can tell you they aren’t fun).  She’s been in a coma ever since. bcook: four? How d'u end up in four ambulance accidents? Shuk: My nickname was "Crash".  One drunk driver, two who weren't paying attention, and one where the ambulance rearended another vehicle. Only one...

Shuk:  We now know what odds are intrepid team are against; Big Bad is the head of their Division, which is why everything has been stymied from the get-go. Shi-on is in the hands of our crazed Death Flunky, while Gun-woo gets his chance at Wide Eyes of Fear (time for a shot!) bcook: I'm all out of soju. The store won't sell to me anymore coz I buy so much every week. (jk)

Shuk:  Poor Detective Choi Moon-sik, screwed over by life.  Wait, he killed his protégé, slammed a fellow officer into a six-year coma, and set up the next generation of cops for heartache. Nevermind. bcook: He might actually be the most fleshed out character in this sorry mess of a...what genre is this anyways? On the plus side...blood effect is very good. And now for a moment of cute before the crap-tango begins.

Here we are, one step closer to solving all the little niggling mysteries that make this quiet drama a subtle masterpiece....[pfftt  HAHAHA]  Sorry everyone, I couldn't keep a straight face on that one. But I did try. bcook: *clap* you kept it for a long time. It's episode 11!! That means there's only five episodes left!! *sob* That means there's five episodes left to watch *bawling*

Yes Yes. The title doesn't make sense but bear with me. Is this love that I'm feeling? *jumping* YES! YES! We're about half way through our two ghost seeing dramas. One show *cough* Who Are You *cough* is making us seriously wish Taecyeon would stick to his 2pm career. TC FAKE CRY TC REAL CRY

EPISODE TEN Shuk:  Our past passionate couple looks at each other and cry, and Detective Ears jumps up and down like a madman in front of a CCTV that no one is watching.  He tries to call, but she’s not picking up either. bcook: Why? Coz she's hanging out with her Ghost Oppa that's why. Dead guy is better than big ears. Shuk:  FINALLY - the puzzlebox.  Ghost Oppa nods that this was the reason he asked her to meet up with him that night, and we get to see the real story behind what happened during Y6I. bcook: Open the bloody thing!!

Shuk:  The kiss has finally happened, and it’s awkward times at the precinct. It recently struck me, though, that even though she is physically the older person in this couple, her personal growth has been stunted after six years of coma. So I guess it makes sense they are about the same emotional level. We also get some story movement, but it still feels like the pacing is too slow.  At least we have more Ghost Oppa! bcook: That kiss scene and the multiple replays just made my fingers curl and not in a good way. yuck yuck yelch yelch. eww.

BAD NEWS FOR WHO ARE YOU SQUEECAP READERS: Due to circumstances (translate: stupid computer crash), gifs will be seriously curtailed.  I will try to sneak in a few as I am able to kick my lappy into generating them. CMS Shuk:  The ghosts of the week wisp away as we focus on our hottie dead detective Ghost Oppa. Which is, really, what a lot of us have been waiting for.  Shi-on is becoming aware that she has a link with this spirit deeper than that of his Hand of Justice.  She is also aware of growing feelings for her loyal underling.  Can we not break Oppa's ectoplasmic heart too badly, Show? bcook: I refuse to even consider this 'growing of feelings'. Such a forced thing. Anybody have any examples of actors trying to convince us they belong together? Apart from Benniffer (Jlo and Ben Affleck). I'm very happy that Ghost Oppa is getting more screen time. Actually can the show just follow him around? I think it'll be much more interesting.

So her memories are back...or are they?  Is her shock knowing he's an officer that died?  Or knowing he is her lover that was murdered? bcook: Don't think she remembers that he's her lover. But she probably senses the connection. Also watching the show is more fun with viki comments on.  FYI Shuk: pfui.

So the interlude with his father has made a believer out of Detective Cha Gun-woo, the Scully to Team Leader Yang Shi-on.   Yeah yeah, she can see ghosts and solve crimes and stuff.  Can she figure out if her late fiancé can remove that blue shirt? bcook: *singing* "Then I saw her face! Now i'm a believer!" I don't think he'll ever become visible let along undressed. *sigh* bcook: I like the voice over thing in the beginning. It probably goes something like "I was in a coma for 6 years. When I woke up, I had no memory of what happened...but now I have a strange power. I see dead people. In my new job in the lost and found center, I'm using my skill to find justice for the dead. Maybe one day I can find justice for myself" *filled with self-admiration and pride* wah. bcook. daebak!

Shuk:  We finally get another peek at our ghostly fiance, but the focus was more on the living in this episode.  And we finally get a tiny bit of understanding between our couple.

                                 New Love                                                                                    Forever Love  A couple of people have asked me why aren't I capping Master's sun since I was so excited about coming out. Well it's because Dramabeans is doing it! They do recapping so much better that I don't think I would be a good enough competition so instead what I am going to do is give y...

Shuk: So we have a runaway bride-ghost; a taciturn almost-husband prosecutor; a body missing a couple of pieces; fun bickering employees; a Team Leader by turns calm and freaked out; and a young Detective with a big heart and even bigger ears. WHERE’S MY SEXY DEAD GUY?! Just asking…. bcook: I wanna see him too! But I'm also a little scared. What if it's bad? Then it'll affect my memory of him from Coffee Prince. T_T Shuk:  That man could stand there and just breathe and it will be good.  No worries. See?

Shuk:  Our second ghost arc begins with a whisper of ice instead of a bang, but as long as it serves to bring our couple closer, and nearer to when Kim Jae-wook ghost-oppa shows up, I’m down with it. bcook: No couple togetherness! andwei!

Shuk:  Hello, everyone!  I've decided to punish myself with another currently-running show recap.  (I'm also doing an ancient show, but that's for another day and another blog).  Following in my usual tradition of not reinventing the wheel, my recaps will start with episode 2. After all, since our lovely Javabeans recapped the first episode, who am I to tamper with perfection?  And we have a fellow Squeer joining the fun! bcook:  Annyeong! Don't mind me...I'm just observing Shukie's skills. The link for the first episode is here .

Ghosts in Kdramaland!! I’m convinced that Korean drama script writers are members of a cabal. They meet every season over some samgyeopsal and soju, and decide what the next theme is going to be. How else do you explain the wave of sageuks last year? Or the fact that there are THREE!!!* dramas coming up with ghost seeing themes? Writers-nim (or is it writer-nims?) Wae? Ghost-spotting seems to be a pretty common phenomenon in kdramaland this year. So I’ve come up with a little guide for fans who want to get in on the action too …..